Nassau, Bahamas - The following is a Communication to Parliament by Fred Mitchell MP, Minister For Immigration on
19 February 2015 titled,"Immigration Department acted within the statute law."
I
read this morning in the press that Fred Smith Q C has obtained an
injunction restraining the deportation of a Canadian resident Bruno
Rafa.
Last
evening during the course of the House of Assembly I was notified of
the following facts from the Department of Immigration:
A
man by the name Bruno Rafa was before the courts in Freeport, Grand
Bahama on a charge of working illegally contrary to Section 29 appeared
in the Magistrate’s Court on 18 February.
At the request of Defence
Counsel, the matter was adjourned to 12th March.
I am advised that Mr. Rafa is no longer in the country.
The matter is before the courts and I await the disposition of the hearing.
The government maintains the position that it has the absolute discretion in law to say who can and cannot land in The Bahamas.
